11 Love or Life 11 (2/2)

Wait... Third life? How's that possible?

008 backs away silently.

I must erase my awesome presence.

Sensing her doubt, Mu Ziyu continues his story.

”In my first life, our only connection was when my employees cured your younger brother. In my second life...we became lovers...”

-Klank!

Xi Sheng's sudden movements pushes the spoon and it fell in the floor.

Her eyes widen, chills traveled in her whole body.

Its not like she's disgusted that he's her lover, but a sudden realization caught her off guard.

If Mu Ziyu is really her lover in his second life, and in his second life is the blacken trajectory, then Yu Zhan sending her to a mental asylum is a lie, and the true perpetrator is... Him.

But didn't the system said that this world is the second variation after it was reset?

F*ck, System! My brain is overheating!

008 who was watching Xi Sheng's reasoning in a speed of light reveals the truth:”Tch. The truth is, this world is the third variation. The first variation of the world, original trajectory happened. Second variation, blacken trajectory happened. And the third world, the current world, is where we're residing.”

Such! An! Important! Detail! And! You! Didn't! Even! Told! Me!

Mu Ziyu felt his confidence collapsing after seeing Xi Sheng's reaction.

”I was just joking. We're just best friends.”

If I knew that your reaction would be like this, then I wouldn't make that joke. Your reaction hurts my feelings...

”Oh,” Xi Sheng calms down a bit but still wary of him.

”In my second life, we became the best of friends. I approach you before Yu Zhan did, so Yu Zhan was very jealous of me. But because I didn't want to cause a butterfly effect [3], I kept a long distance but still contact you once in a while.”

”After four years of waiting, we met again. Just like in my first life, Younger brother Xi still was inflicted by his illness. I thought that his life would prolong, and my second life would still be just like the first, however, I am severely wrong....”

Xi Sheng can guess what happened next but still lend her ears. Maybe, there's a hidden scenario that wasn't present in blacken trajectory file.

Mu Ziyu bows his head, and his body is shaking. Even his voice is remorseful.

”When we are about to meet again, you and Yu Zhan vanished. I remembered before that day, you called me because you'll break up with Yu Zhan. You warned me that maybe, Yu Zhan will find me and cause trouble because he was very jealous of our relationship.”

Xi Sheng cannot help but to asks:”Why did I broke up with Yu Zhan?”

”You never told me why because even before I ask, the call was cut off. I thought that your signal might be bad, so I didn't worry.”

Mu Ziyu took a break. He bit his lips to prevent himself from crying again.

Why am I a so weak? I can't even protect my friend... Damn, my heart is aching again!

”When the both of you were nowhere in sight from the appointed time, my team decided to nullify the contract and before I was informed that they nullified the contract, my team also vanished in the thin air, like they never existed.”

”You, Yu Zhan and my team of doctor's disappearance caught my suspicion. I took a flight to Country S as soon as possible. I inquired about your situation and the result shocked me as well.”

Xi Sheng gulps. What happened?

”Yu Zhan was found poisoned and in the verge of death. However, he was in coma and after he woke up, the poison was already flushed out. I cannot approach him because large number of guards were following him. Even his parents cannot approach him. The difference of my power in Country B to Country S is very different, so I can only wait.”

Then? What happened after that?!

008 who was also engage in listening offers Xi Sheng:”Do you want some popcorn?”

”When Yu Zhan came back in his post at the hospital, I purposely injured myself and talk to him. When I asked him about your condition, he suddenly went mad. He was voicing the words: NZ Asylum, doctors, Xi Sheng, help, stop.”

”That was the first time I saw him like that. He was temporarily removed from his post and was ordered to recover from his illness.”

Mu Ziyu's eyes became unfocused, and his breathing rapidly rises.

”Calm down.”

Mu Ziyu drank the water offered by her. His nerves relax a bit.

”The words he murmured, I investigated it. Your disappearance, Yu Zhan's craziness...That's just the start of 'that' person's madness...”

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Footnotes:

[1]Even a rabbit will bite when cornered--One who is cornered to his/her edge can fight back or can do anything.

[2]Returner--A person who is reborn.

[3]Butterfly effect--the phenomenon whereby a minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere.